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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspiːdˌwɛl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-speedwell.wav [US] Forms: speedwells [plural]
Etymology: From speed + well. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|well}} speed + well Head templates: {{en-noun}} speedwell (plural speedwells)
  1. A plant of the genus Veronica Synonyms (Veronica): veronica, bird's eye, gypsyweed, fluellin Derived forms: bastard speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica spuria), common speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica officinalis), corn speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica arvensis), creeping speedwell (alt: Veronica peduncularis; Veronica plebeia), field speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica agrestes), germander speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica chamaedrys), heath speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica officinalis), purslane speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica peregrina), thyme-leaved speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica serpyllifolia), water speedwell (taxonomic: Veronica anagallis-aquatica) Translations (plant): великденче (velikdenče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), verònica [feminine] (Catalan), rozrazil [masculine] (Czech), ereprijs (Dutch), bládepla [feminine] (Faroese), tädyke (Finnish), véronique [feminine] (French), Ehrenpreis [masculine] (German), veronika (Hungarian), depla [feminine] (Icelandic), æruprís [masculine] (Icelandic), seamair chré [feminine] (Irish), бөденешөп (bödenešöp) (Kazakh), couothage [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), tèrrêtre [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), przetacznik [masculine] (Polish), verónica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), verônica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), șopârliță [feminine] (Romanian), ventrilică [feminine] (Romanian), iarba-șarpelui [feminine] (Romanian), veronică [feminine] (Romanian), верони́ка (veroníka) [feminine] (Russian), lus-crè [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), yavşan otu (Turkish), rhwyddlwyn [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iarba-șarpelui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "veronică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "veroníka",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "верони́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lus-crè"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "yavşan otu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rhwyddlwyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "speedwell"
}

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